Tour de France Fantasy Tips 2025 – Dominate your Velogames league with smart strategies and expert picks
With a Tour de France route designed to excite—featuring sprint stages, brutal mountain finishes and a cast of superstars like Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard, and Remco Evenepoel—cycling fans can look forward to three weeks of top-tier action. But for those playing the Velogames Fantasy Tour de France 2025, there’s even more at stake.
At Cycling-Classics.com, we’ve put together our best fantasy advice to help you build a winning team. Whether you’re playing for bragging rights with friends or aiming for glory in global rankings, these Tour de France Fantasy Tips 2025 will get you on track.
How the Velogames Fantasy Tour Works
Velogames is one of the most popular international fantasy cycling platforms. Before the Tour starts, you’ll need to select a team of nine riders within a fixed budget of 100 credits. Once the race begins, your team scores points based on your riders’ real-life performances: stage results, breakaways, GC standings, and more.
There are no daily changes—so picking a balanced team from the start is crucial. That’s part of the appeal: it’s simple to play but requires true insight to win.
Tour de France 2025 Route Preview
The 2025 edition kicks off on July 5 in Lille and finishes on July 27 in Paris, with a twist: no Champs-Élysées sprint this time, but a gritty cobbled finish on Montmartre. The opening stages are flat and should favour the sprinters—perfect for a fast man in yellow. Stage 5 brings the first individual time trial in Caen, followed by punchy terrain en route to the legendary Mûr de Bretagne.
The second week dives into the Pyrenees, with high-altitude battles on Hautacam, Superbagnères, and a tough mountain time trial to Peyragudes. A transitional stage in Carcassonne gives the fast men a last chance before the decisive final week.
That final week? Pure fireworks. It kicks off with Mont Ventoux, before heading into the Alps with iconic climbs like Col de la Madeleine, Col du Glandon, and a summit finish at La Plagne. Expect major GC shakeups right until the last weekend.
Tour de France Fantasy Tips 2025: Build Smart, Win Big
Enough route talk—let’s dive into what really matters: how to pick your team. With stars like Pogačar (estimated at 22 credits), Vingegaard (20 credits), and Evenepoel (20 credits), it’s tempting to blow your entire budget on the big names. But smart players know: balance wins fantasy games.
Look for low-cost GC contenders like Oscar Onley or Eddie Dunbar—riders who may not win stages, but will grind out points day after day. These riders often come in around 5–6 credits, freeing up room for a premium sprinter or classics-style puncheur.
The full rider list and final credit values are expected later in June 2025. Once they’re out, Cycling-Classics.com will update you with more detailed advice, team templates, and sleeper picks to help you get ahead of the curve.
More Tour de France 2025 Coverage?
At Cycling-Classics.com, you’ll find everything you need to follow the Tour de France 2025 in depth:
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Full Tour de France 2025 Route Preview
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Stage-by-stage breakdowns:
➤ Stage 1 Preview – Grand Départ in Lille
➤ Stage 1 Favourites – Who takes yellow first? -
GC contender profiles and expert insights
Check back regularly for fantasy updates, rider news and tactical deep dives throughout the race. Whether you’re chasing yellow in Paris—or just in your fantasy league—we’ve got you covered.
And have a look inside or Tour de France 2025 Fantasy Tips special, the Tour de France 2025 stages and the Tour de France 2025 route preview!
Also, have a look at our Flemish and Dutch colleagues from Voorjaarsklassiekers.be. Have a look at their previews: parcours Tour de France 2025, de etappes Tour de France 2025, Scorito Tour de France 2025!